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Georges Niang
Georges Niang, "Minivan," born 1993, is an American NBA forward (Warriors) and career 40% three-point shooter. Drafted 50th in 2016 by Indiana out of Iowa State (2,228 points), he played for the Jazz, 76ers, Cavaliers, and Hawks.
Georges Rigal
Georges Lucien Rigal (1890-1974), French swimmer and water polo player of Libellule de Paris; first French crawl swimmer, 1912 Olympian, and gold medalist in water polo at Paris 1924; later coached France at Berlin 1936 and led the French Swimming Federation 1959-64.
Georges St-Pierre
Georges "Rush" St. Pierre is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist from Quebec who twice held the UFC welterweight title and won the middleweight crown at UFC 217 in 2017.
Georges Tainturier
Georges Tainturier (1890–1943), French épée fencer, Olympic team gold at Paris 1924 and Los Angeles 1932, 1926 world champion; later Resistance leader executed in Cologne.
Georges Turlier
Georges Turlier (born 16 July 1931), French sprint canoeist; with Jean Laudet won C2 10,000 m gold at Helsinki 1952, France's first Olympic canoe title; 1959 wildwater world champion; Légion d'Honneur 2022.
Georges Vallerey, Jr.
Georges Vallerey, Jr. (Yo-Yo, Georges-Urbain Vallerey), French swimmer (1927–1954): bronze in the 100 m backstroke at London 1948, 1946 world medley relay record, Croix de Guerre for wartime rescues at Casablanca.
Georges Wambst
Georges Eugène Wambst (1902–1988), nicknamed the Hornet, was a French cyclist who won team road race gold at the 1924 Paris Olympics and five six-day races with Charles Lacquehay.
Georgeta Damian Andrunache
Georgeta Damian-Andrunache (nee Damian), Romanian rower born 1976, won five Olympic golds and one bronze at Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, taking three straight coxless pair titles and two eights golds.
Georgeta Popescu
Georgeta Popescu (born 2002, Câmpina, Romania) is a Romanian bobsledder, gold medalist in girls' monobob at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in St. Moritz, and Romania's first gold medalist at Lausanne 2020.
Georgetown Hoyas
Georgetown Hoyas: athletic teams of Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.; men's basketball began 1906-07, won the 1984 NCAA title under John Thompson Jr., reached the 1985 final, and plays in the BIG EAST.
Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball, the Big East program of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., first played in 1906-07 and won its only NCAA title in 1984 under John Thompson Jr., the first Black head coach to do so.
Georgette Gagneux
Georgette Gagneux (1907–1931), French track and field athlete, six-time French champion in 80 m, long jump, and shot put; 1928 Olympian, 4x100 m relay world record holder; died at 23.
Georgette Lenoir
Georgette Lenoir, French middle-distance runner of 1922; first ratified women's 1000 m world record (3:17.4h, Paris) and 800 m world record (2:30.4+, Paris, 20 Aug 1922); silver in the 1000 m at the first Women's Olympic Games behind Lucie Bréard.
Georgi Kostadinov
Georgi Kostadinov (Георги Костадинов) names two Bulgarian athletes: the boxer born 1950 in Burgas, first Bulgarian Olympic boxing champion (flyweight gold, Munich 1972), and the footballer born 1990 in Tsarevo, a Bulgaria midfielder and Levski Sofia sporting director.
Georgi Markov (olympedia 57437)
Georgi Nikolov Markov (Георги Мърков), born 1946, Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler, Olympic featherweight champion at Munich 1972, world champion Sofia 1971, European champion Katowice 1972; grandfather of 2026 U17 European champion Georgi Petrov Markov.
Georgi Markov (olympedia 94929)
Georgi Markov (Георги Марков, born 1978), Bulgarian weightlifter, Sydney 2000 Olympic silver at 69 kg, 165 kg snatch world record, 2002 world and 2002–2003 European champion at 77 kg; lifetime doping ban in 2008.
Georgi Minoungou
Georgi Minoungou, born 2002 in Batiébly-Kouibly, Côte d'Ivoire, is a winger who played for Tacoma Defiance and Seattle Sounders, lost vision in his left eye in 2023, represented Burkina Faso, and joined Colorado Rapids in 2026.
Georgi Raykov
Georgi Raykov (Георги Райков), Bulgarian Greco-Roman heavyweight wrestler (1953-2006); 1980 Moscow Olympic champion at 100 kg, world silver 1978-79, European champion 1975 and 1980.
Georgia Bulldogs football
The Georgia Bulldogs football team, also known as UGA Football, represents the University of Georgia in the SEC and has won national championships in 1980, 2021, and 2022.
Georgia Coleman
Georgia Coleman (1912–1940), American Olympic diver for the Los Angeles Athletic Club; four Olympic diving medals including 1932 springboard gold, first woman to compete a 2½ somersault, 11 AAU titles.
Georgia Dome
Georgia Dome: 70,500-seat Atlanta indoor stadium (1992-2017), Falcons home, 1996 Olympics gymnastics, basketball, handball venue, world's largest cable-supported fabric roof, demolished 2017.
Georgia Hunter Bell
Georgia Hunter Bell (born 1993), English middle-distance runner over 800m and 1500m; Paris 2024 Olympic 1500m bronze and British record 3:52.61; 2025 world 800m silver; 2026 world indoor and European 1500m champion; comeback via duathlon after 2017-2022 hiatus.
Georgia national football team (საქართველოს ეროვნული საფეხბურთო ნაკრები)
Georgia national football team (საქართველოს ეროვნული საფეხბურთო ნაკრები), Georgian men's team run by the Georgian Football Federation; debuted at EURO 2024, beat Portugal 2-0, reached the last 16 under Willy Sagnol.
Georgia national rugby union team
Georgia national rugby union team, the Lelos, Georgia's men's XV; dominant in the Rugby Europe Championship (35-match unbeaten run), seven straight Rugby World Cups from 2003, highest ranking 11th, and subject of the 2026 Operation Obsidian doping case.
Georgia Stanway
Georgia Stanway (born 1999, Barrow-in-Furness) is an English midfielder for Arsenal and England; Euro 2022 and 2025 winner, 2023 World Cup finalist, four-time Frauen-Bundesliga champion with Bayern Munich, MBE 2026.
Georgia Taylor Brown
Georgia Taylor Brown (Georgia Elizabeth T. Taylor-Brown, born 1994, Manchester) is a British triathlete, 2020 world champion, with Tokyo 2020 individual silver and mixed relay gold, Paris 2024 relay bronze, and an MBE.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football: the Georgia Institute of Technology's ACC program in Atlanta, founded 1892, coached by Brent Key, home at Bobby Dodd Stadium, with national titles under Heisman, Dodd, and later coaches.
Georgian national olympic committee
Georgian National Olympic Committee (საქართველოს ეროვნული ოლიმპიური კომიტეტი), Georgia's NOC, founded 1989 in Tbilisi, fully recognized by the IOC in 1993; first independent Games Lillehammer 1994; president Leri Khabelov.
Georgie Brayshaw
Georgie Brayshaw, born 1993 in Leeds, is a British rower and Leander Club athlete who won Olympic gold in the women's quadruple sculls at Paris 2024, GB's first in the event, after recovering from a teenage horse riding coma; MBE 2025.
Georgie Clarke
Georgie Clarke (Georgina Clarke), Australian middle-distance runner born 1984 in Geelong; 2000 Sydney Olympic 1500m semifinalist, 1999 and 2001 World Youth champion, 2000 World Junior silver and bronze medallist, related to Ron Clarke.